In the village of Çiğdemlik, all the trees are ‘yellow gold’: The price per kilogram is 250 TL.

In the village of Çiğdemlik in Amasya, the production of persimmons, which has been increasing every year, has become the fruit that brings the most income to the villagers. In this village, which has a microclimate, persimmons, known as ‘yellow gold’ due to their color and value, have taken the place of apple and cherry trees in recent years, as they require less agricultural intervention.

On the tree, it is priced at 15 TL, while the dried version is 250 TL.

With the support of the Amasya Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry and the Special Provincial Administration, persimmon saplings were provided to the village. As a result, the majority of the fruit trees in the 110-household village have been of this type. In this year’s harvest of persimmons, which are referred to as ‘yellow gold’, the price per kilogram on the tree ranges from 10 TL to 15 TL, and the dried version is sold for 250 TL per kilogram. In the city where persimmons are cultivated on an area of 957 decares, more than 1,800 tons of yield is expected this year.

Fruits with their skins peeled are dried.

With the beginning of the persimmon harvest, producers head to the gardens at the first light of day, climbing ladders and carefully selecting the persimmons they collect throughout the day. The peeled fruits are hung to dry. Fresh and dried persimmons are sold all over the country.

“We do not plant any fruit saplings other than persimmons.”

Ahmet İnce, 64 years old, explained that the cultivation of persimmons, which was rare in their village until 15-20 years ago, has been steadily increasing in recent years, saying, “Once upon a time, there were apple and cherry trees in these gardens. Now it has turned to persimmons. We plant persimmons every year. We do not plant any other fruit saplings because this is the most economical.”

Emphasizing that persimmons are a complete source of vitamins, İnce stated, “Those who eat this fruit do not get sick easily. I recommend consuming the dried ones with coffee.”

“Our technical staff will take off their ties and wear overalls.”

Expressing his satisfaction with the increasing production of persimmons, Amasya Governor Önder Bakan also chatted with the villagers who were peeling and drying the collected fruits one by one. The Governor noted that steps would be taken to process and dry the fruits to increase the villagers’ income, saying, “To increase productivity and yield, all our technical staff in agriculture will take off their ties and wear overalls. They will meet with our farmers.”

The Governor also served the journalists following the program slices of the persimmons he had cut.

Persimmons have turned into a source of income.

Mustafa Cebeci, the President of the Amasya Chamber of Agriculture, stated that persimmons, which were distributed with the support of the Amasya Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry and the Special Provincial Administration, have become an important source of income. The village headman of Çiğdemlik, Mustafa Kurt, also thanked the guests who came to their village during the harvest, which was attended by Deputy Governor Atıf Çiçekli and Amasya Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry Gürol Çetin.